Renaissance and Medieval Terms

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excommunicate (verb)

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to exclude someone from being a member of the Roman Catholic Church any more

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fresco (noun)

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a style of painting where paint is applied to wet plaster walls

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heresy (noun)

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a belief or opinion that goes against the official belief or opinion, especially in religion

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humanism (noun)

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a Renaissance philosophy that emphasized studying past ideas and forming opinions based on logic and experiments

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manorialism (noun)

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the economic system where peasants would farm the land of a noble and give a portion of the crops or money to the noble in exchange for protection

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Renaissance (noun)

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a French word meaning rebirth; a period of time when there was a new interest in science, art, and learning

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republic (noun)

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a form of government where the citizens elect people to represent them

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serf (noun)

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a peasant who farmed a piece of land for a noble.